Windows 2008 R2: Managing AD LDS using the AD PowerShell Module

Hello it’s LaNae again. Now that Windows 2008 R2 is available we get to use the coolness of PowerShell with AD LDS. When you install the AD LDS role on a Windows 2008 R2 server it will also install the AD PowerShell module.

Unfortunately the documentation in the help files for each cmdlet does not give an example of what the syntax would be for AD LDS. You can find a list of the cmdlets in the “What’s New in AD DS: Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell” located at